Theham85
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Registered: 29th Nov 06
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Anyone ever heard of this happening..........
I sold my Golf before I moved to Australia, new owner signed V5 etc, DVLA sent me letter to say car was no longer in my name etc.
Some Fuck faced arse candle has bought a gearbox using my cars details and did not pay, Police arrive at my Dads door............surely the DVLA should have said I no longer own the car?
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taylorboosh
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Fucking useless
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willay
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how do you buy a gearbox with your car details and not pay?
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Theham85
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I don't have a clue how they managed it, Police came round and said that the gearbox was bought for a VW Golf with the same registration as mine. Don't really know how it happened to be honest, fake card details?? Ave heard of identity theft etc, but registration theft???
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Brett
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When I sold my first corsa, the police turned up because it'd be used it a milkfloat robbery (1 bottle) a few weeks later 
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Theham85
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Haha, its mental. My Dad had the same problem like 25 years ago when his car caught fire, insurance wrote it off and some guy bought it, fixed it, then accumulated lots of parking tickets and speeding tickets............Police turned up at my Dads door.
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John
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Accumulating speeding tickets is understandable.
Buying a gearbox isn't.
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Theham85
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I can add that the culprits were 'foreign'.
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Neo
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Unless they used the value of the car to secure a loan to buy the gearbox 
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Ian
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Not cloned is it, they've asked for a reg plate so they can check that the gearbox is correct and they've supplied yours.
Reg plate could come from anywhere, seeing it in the street, for sale ad, whatever.
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Nic Barnes
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I'm gonna suggest bullshit.
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Theham85
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But still, why would it come back to me, not been my car since early February. How the DVLA pointed the cops to me!
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noshua
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So many made up stories...
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Ian
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Because you know the reg.
The DVLA have all the old keeper details for every car, they don't delete you and put the new guy in the same record.
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Theham85
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quote:
Originally posted by noshua
So many made up stories...
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Theham85
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Unless guy I sold it too was dodgy ??
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Nic Barnes
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Is there a lot of planning that goes into this? Or do you just start typing and it flows instantly from the finger tips?
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Theham85
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Oh months and months of research, meetings and corporate dinners
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Theham85
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
I'm gonna suggest bullshit.
Your suggestion was most unhelpful...............as usual!
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C2RL R
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when i had my old corsa someone was driving round with my plates on it in kent. got flashed by a couple of speed cameras and the bill came to me. it was a right ball ache trying to explain that i had never been to kent and my shitty corsa probably wouldnt even survive the 600 mile round trip. had to prove it wasn't me which involved a couple of trips to chester house police place in manc centre. must have cost me about 15 quid in travel and parking costs.
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Theham85
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Its a hassle more than anything. A lot of cheeky bastards out there!
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fazza
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ive many times when needing to order a part for my car(if cant remember reg) or a mates car etc. usually take a quick look on ebay to find one the same and use that reg to order parts
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Toby
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quote:
Originally posted by fazza
ive many times when needing to order a part for my car(if cant remember reg) or a mates car etc. usually take a quick look on ebay to find one the same and use that reg to order parts
This will be the case and they have used stolen card details to buy the part. Hardly going to use their own ref are they! Probably got the reg from.your for sale add. Just have your dad show them the letter from DVLA if he hasn't already
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Theham85
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Yeah he has done that, they have now traced it to a couple of 'foreigners'.
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